How many times is Phinehas mentioned in the Bible?
The word Phinehas appears 25 times in the King James Version, in 24 verses. It is found in 8 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Phinehas 25 times.
Phinehas in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Phinehas counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Phinehas | 25 | 25 |
| Total | 25 | 25 |
What the name Phinehas means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Phinehas as "bold aspect; face of trust or protection".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Phinehas
And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.
Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
The verse that uses it most is 1 Chronicles 6:4, 2 times:
Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
Common questions
How many times is Phinehas in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 25 of the 25 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Phinehas appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Samuel has the most (7), then Joshua (5) and 1 Chronicles (4).
Where is Phinehas first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Exodus 6:25: "And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families." The last is Psalm 106:30.
What does the name Phinehas mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Phinehas as "bold aspect; face of trust or protection".
More word counts: Boaz, Hazael, Cyrus, Hiram, Jezebel, Naboth, Zerubbabel, Sisera, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.